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Sponsored Content By Farina Randolph for Prestige Senior Living at Mira Loma

April 29, 2019 - 11:22 amApril 29, 2019 - 11:22 am

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is growing — and growing fast. An estimated 5.7 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s. Because the disease currently has no cure, researchers are continually looking for ways to improve the quality of life for those affected. Studies have shown that […]

Recently, the federal Food and Drug Administration quietly announced something monumental: it approved Gardasil 9, more commonly known as the HPV vaccine, for men and women between the ages 27 through 45. Previously, the vaccine was only available for patients up to age 26. I’m a gynecologic oncologist, and I’m choosing to get the HPV […]

Our country has made great strides in reducing the use of cigarettes and educating Americans on the dangers of smoking. The medical community has made it a priority to research the impact of cigarettes and encourage smoking cessation to reduce the incidence of lung cancer, aero-digestive cancers and other smoking related disease. Now comes the […]

It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there’s some good news in the fight against this deadly disease: From 1989 to 2015, according to the American Cancer Society, early detection efforts contributed to a 39 percent decline in breast cancer deaths in the U.S. And, while most publicity around breast cancer awareness centers on the […]